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11.16.11

Google Launches Music Store

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There is little left in the technology world that Google hasn’t touched. With the launch of Google Music, the company has introduced a digital music store that combines entertainment and social-networking features. Customers will store their downloads in “cloud” accounts and will be able to share music through Google+. “Personal cloud services are what’s going to drive the next wave of consumer adoption,” said media analyst Michael Gartenberg, adding that the new service will likely set Google apart from competitors such as Amazon, Apple, and Facebook.